The Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) is a highly selective venue for the presentation of measurement-based research in data communications.

IMC takes a broad view of contributions that are considered in scope for improving the practice of network measurement, including, but not limited to:

- collection and analysis of data that yield new insights about network structure and network performance (e.g., traffic, topology, routing, energy utilization, performance)
- collection and analysis of data that yield new insights about application and end-user behavior (e.g., economics, privacy, security, application interaction with protocols)
- measurement-based modeling (e.g., workloads, scaling behavior, assessment of performance bottlenecks, causality)
- methods and tools to monitor and visualize network-based phenomena
- systems and algorithms that build on measurement-based findings
- theoretical analysis and modeling of networked-systems and measurement techniques
- novel methods for data collection, analysis, and storage (e.g., anonymization, querying, sharing)
- reappraisal of previous empirical network measurements and measurement-based conclusions
- descriptions of challenges and future directions the measurement community should pursue

Networks of interest include:

- Internet transit networks
- edge networks, including home networks, broadband access networks (e.g., cable, fiber), and cellular networks
- data center networks and cloud computing infrastructure
- peer-to-peer, overlay, and content distribution networks
- software-defined networks
- online social networks
- online services, platforms, and content providers
- experimental networks, prototype networks, and future internetworks